Regimental number | 3131 |
Place of birth | Mumbannar, Victoria |
School | Ardno, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Glencoe West, S.W. |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Ellie Margaret Smith, Glencoe West, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Accidentally drowned |
Place of death or wounding | Accidentally drowned in Egypt. |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Dair El Belah War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 79), Palestine, |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Christinia SMITH; husband of Elsie SMITH, Glencoe West, Mount Gambier, South Australia. Native of Mumbannar, Victoria |